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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1958.
One Long Dreary Forward Battle In Yesterday's Rugby OF COLONY 11-3
ARMY BEAT REST
Soldiers Play Right Game But Could Have Opened Up When Well In The Lead By PAK LO
Tactically the Army in yesterday evening's game were quite correct to play the type of game they did, but even when well in the lead they refused to open up the game and from the spectators' point of view the game was just one long dreary forward battle lightly interspersed by a few good three moves by the Rest of the Colony. The Rest were without their star player Rodd for
most of the game
through a shoulder injury, but even with him, the Army forwards dominated play to such an extent that the Rest had little chance.
the
The Army fully if the vietos by 11 RES Come goal, une try, ane penalis alty
Roal
The
there
started! late as the andrà in used Drun. Ind. fo brow fu play ves from
Wheld Wanderers to make up ther numbe
The Welsh lack drogad sadly by the dd the
Kinne, with
the Club Selection leaving th Mold fine ifes et ving WEDDOES SAN 12 points frwa tiny, one drop- ped gual, one penalty Boal!
10
ENA DA the fox fommand touch sen and Trean Bre 18!
Jhae
fest
19 Hent were genal red and Korkhill mtwd [.! Jeter was given another chance when the Rest weebisen!
no lavin 42se ball T
if th
slators this decision
doubtfu 1451 Cheong wou haar fuller un tas WIN trying to get up with 1. 1 WERS De dows by the Army as they trippast over fyma Morkhill converted 3-0
Dispirited Lot
A 11 U Amy linekl the Kest live yurt ne ut! Three was a SUTAIRE The Army
Army v. Rest Of The heel shed ove
Colony
Overall this was a disappotat- ing gomme, and not by any means. The type of rugby the fans have beeory d to this season
ince the new Lows came into being
14
Bine, and collatised on the ball, with the scrond row of Muntz and Wyn einning the + Destit Morkhill ronverted 8 0
•f the potal buff these was les doubtful decision when Bull McTavish Wh ball in his hands and presad it down
after the Rest
Club Selection v.
Druids
The Braids as mentioned be- men ture hast to Forrow four to Bake up their XV. ind These stamgely enough It was loo who shone most.
Among the Druids themselves the only
outstanding player was Crawford the full-buck. but he did not get enough sup- porting cover from the rest the threeN.
of
The Club Marled the ките shakily, but In the first half
Kradually do- went on they minatext the ineouts and
TURIS, DOC their threes began
to move.
Benaud One Up On May
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
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The spotlight this week is deservedly awarded to two boxers who by a combination of skill, determination and courage put up a display which earned them the unstinted applause of a large crowd of fight fans.
Pte Victor Lawson, 1/Green Howards, and Pte Brian Ashbrook, 1/Lan Regt are the boxers, and the HKABA tournament at the Club Stadium was the event.
Its
off
That both lost their bouts is, forced to call hult to the Incidental, for both were faced contest which looked like end- with openents who in theory Ing in his favour. Bnd hick ut least were vastly superior. Harry, but the Amy cham- and it Was in facing such plonships are not far away, superiority, and effectively L/Cpl Tony Heywood @ Cop neutrallsing it that this colume at 17 stene 10 pounds was Ihr seleels them for mention.
quicker on his feet than come Ple Vic Lawson, the third off of the lightweights on view, and the five Agating' Lawsons to there Is Title Jocly to match reach: Hongkong, opposed Gor his ability to box or fight. Cer- Cleery Myring, 5 Field Røt, RA, tainly A/B Slegg, RN, his ep- whu besides being ten years the ponent will agree with me for,
rior had a wealth of experi- he was effcently disposed ence to cull on, and few after inside two minutes. the openting seconds expected
Owen Jordon, 1/2 the contest to continue to
Regt had little difcuity โย normal endlist.
forcing a game local toy In They cmwngled without the Dickie Yuc to cry "enough" tenuelty of Lawson plus, after one round, and Tor. Chris suspert, the results of coaching|| Boggett, 1/RTR, dealt with A/B from his elder brother who Prince in a similiar fashion, after he left these shores and while Pie John Sweeney only In UK. turned pro- delayed things a few seconds fessional and is slowly making before stopping Tsoi Tit-mas1. u name for himself in the north A pair of Army boxers enier- of England.
tained the crowd with a rousing In which L/Cpi Tony Lynch, 1/Lan Regt who hails trom Liverpool opened Up In conylacing style against Pte James Dolg of 4 COD, but the second and third periods the "Ord" boy came more into the picture and at the end trok narrow points decision.
In an 1
Richie Benaud, the Australian Test skipper (left) is one up on England's
returned As predicted captain Peter May (right) at the end of the first Test match. Renuud played a great part in Australia's victory by taking four wickets for 66 in England's second innings.
:he
And
away. and tackledi. Tri
Addly was seldom i ball over their own line and, kicked it, and used his to in-
The ball cone stead of his step. touch daw?! ("lul
The Club kept up the pres- out from the ve yard serum
and Wiggett. and went out to Browne on the sure
who had wing, and be cut inside three some lovely runs, got the ball defenders to core in the corner in the centre of the Druids 25 as Crawford tackled him. Nound dropped a goal. 9-0. conversion 3-0.
They
In the recond half the Druids
with suen were a very dispirited lot the lacked are, and the Club with aerlority in the second half
to settle them- | made only one mistake, Varney plenty of time
were inclined to crowd their zelves, won comfortably
wings, and make things easier hal taken the bal buck over Doubtful Decision
for the defence. their own line. The reierve derm
Woolfenson, the Druids By-
Wiggelt had tuker
hud 1 excellent that Carny
half could not get his threes but
game, and Browne made scor. the bl from McTavishi,
jook his going as be
passes
Martin at full ing look easy. most people felt that a ve yard
All, und wit!! standing have been more
buck hardly touched the second scrune wouli
Stever: Pennon and
coming Non conversion appropriate.
half with his team always In through fast on him was forced bright the Bnal spree to 11-3.
the opponent's half of the field into defensive errors. the as just before the end of
the halves,
There was to score in the first The Club hist half Watson had converted
in the second hull a long penalty kick to give the other hand, looked very smoth half and
tend
thr all uncock
Time after a couple of minutes the Rest of Use Culony their
the world
the to get
ball Druids were forced to curry the polnis
I was dour forward strug- jelded gle in which Wynn and Mander dominated the neoui.
Muntz could also be ustag his hands but not, alan, on the ball!
*KTR
The Army when they did get the ball seldura let ou tai
the Anny threes and natve
defensive L
Raine
playbu Throughout.
The Rest on the other hand were always trying to open up the game for with their threes that was Rheir best chance of winning
Outhooked
In the
2 11 ນີ້ . STUDS, Fier although they had the weight! and the stove were forced to share the bally des who outhocked the Colony hooker Lowe hy a pale margin
Mander anet Clarke were quickly remind the serums when the test was the ball, to upset the Rest halves. Sumbnes they were too fast but were lucky as the referee did not see
them.
The referee in fuct wis dis appointing. His decisions were Inconsistent now and then, aki at one point for a few minutes he apptured to lose control of the game However, like all referees he has to learn. und
the only way for him to do so to handle big games, especial- when the
ly at the moment
Refereer Society is short of good referees,
and does noi have enough experienced men
One basic
with inst
night's referee was his failure
nt times to stand on the same side of the serum as the serum-
balf ulting in the ball.
this
alone led to some
declatons,
Fought Well
AN odd
The Rest pock fought well, expecially when they were dawn
to seven men, and in the latter part of the second hall they
dominated the Army pack.
Tizc tinually Rodd
test throes were con- attacking. but wils missing and McTavish moved up, they just did not bave the backing to Anish oft their moves.
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Rode was injured within few minutes of the start of the game and though he continued for another twenty minutes he was a passenger for this period, and at the end of 1 wisely left the field before he damaged himself further.
In the Rest Ride McTavish was very good, expecially after he moved up, and both Martin and Watson had some Kood runs, while Cheong, another player with an injured shoulder was moved out to the wing.
In the forwards Brackenbury was completely lost al prop forward, and why he was port- oned there is one of those odd decisions that only Selection Committee сал Dinin
the
EX-
WBlizens was good da the tooso but overall the tent pack 'was' no match for the Army, especially for Mander who pinyeda storming game ihroughout.
The Army nilacked from the atari: art before a minute had!
pared almost scored from
Stest fumble.
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Then Recht was injured and
In the tenth
anhnute
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Finally the Druids gave away
Shaffer con
What A Best!
Myring WON
made to
bring out his best and what a best it was. Varying his attark he was hitting very hard and it say much for young Lawson that he was able to absorb punishment. I have no he will concentrale on finding
the answer to the right punching to the body far too often got through
this doubl
hand
which
hia
Missed Conversions another three points when they yards fron were penalised 20 The Druids kicked off and the
were penalised 20 yards from got the ball und their own line, smack in front | defence, and was the main rea Club threes
son why Myring won. moved smoothly for Browne to of the posts und
No verted. 12-0. score once more well out. conversion. 0-0.
This game started, slowly but Steven in fact missed all the bullt up in tempo, and as the conversions simply because he Club brightened up their play did not get over the bull as belthe Druids did the reverse.
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It was a grand display by two craftsmen.
wus
bout Another such ruppiled by Pte Brian Ashbrook to step who had the temerity into the ring to face the local idol of fight fans Henry Wong. The Infantryman is nothing more than a food novice if his Sghting record guide, and knowing what grand sportsmar Henry is
bin expected
to deui kindly
Just with Ashbrook.
doing enough to keep ahead,
is taken an
Undaunted
scrup
in
"Lanes" contest
L/Cpl Arthur Johnson met Pie rounds before the NCO was de-
Ron Swainbank and it took threo
clared the winner.
Outstanding Unit
In the other bou's the remain- ing Army boxers gave of their best but falled to produce quite such attractive scraps as had gone before.
Gnr Tony Wicks, 40 Field Rat, RA, lost on points to Rex wil- lams as did Pie Bert Whipday. a) 6 COD, to A/B Lee, RN, and Cpt
to a Peter Fuller 1 RTR
A/B 1 Dear, RN.
Brion
I counted suithout being tatra with the two navice tilles he had won in the last few weeks, and quite undaunt ed with his adversary's reputa- Lion, he salled in
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The Lancashire Regiment are the outstanding boxing Unit the moment although I suspect one or two Regiments will do their utmost to deprive them of that honour.
The chief reason for Pre success ix, 1 am convinced the keonus of three people, thele Boxing Officera Capt Peter Greig and, Lieut. James Johnson with their PTI, SSI McArdle, trading APIC, and thanks are due to punches, and a gasp went up these for the next attraetion in
from
the funs when with B
crisp blow he sent the aging the boxing sphere, which will champion very firmly down on be held at the Police Football
Street ground Boundary the seat of his pants.
long
to-
This is a match between the
Henry delved deep into his morrow night.
experience and decided just how to deal with troublesome young man.
the
this Regiment and the HK Polleo and Sports Association.
He
suceeded only after bringing doubt the Bontomweight meeting Top of the bill is without
between Henry Wong and Pto Owen Jordon.
out
ali
possessed.
ringernit
Ashcroft survived some
heavy punching
very
and he must
be superbly ft to absorb what
he did and yet come back for
more.
There Was
Worth Every Cent
The soldier is very confident
ittle booing that he can mister the local
when the vertict was announced boxer.
but 1 om net so sure.
in the local boy's favour, but Henry, very experienced,
can
can
it must have come from a few rise to the necasion and fenatical
the never be "written off" unill tho Supporters of soldier for Henry quite clearly final gonz outpointed as пome a sportsman as one could wish for.
contribution to The Army this excellent evening of boxing was not confined to these two, Bad Luck Harry A surprisingly sluggish John Innes was fortunate
once when he faced
other member
Bdr
This bout alone will be worth every cent of the $1.20 admissica tee and incidentally this modest to sit nny- sum allows you where. So if you want a 'Rock! vantage point get there early, Boxing starts at 2000 hrs.
Pie Brian Ashbrook has an- again other tough nut to cruelt for he the meets the popular local police- of the Lawson man Eddie Ko, a hard hitting family, Harry. When they last all-action fighter who should on clashed, the Green Howard who form Inflet a recond defeat on was forced
the the infantrymen, half through
the ropes grazed his eye on
Twelve gord bouts have al- nope as he attempted to dusk.ready been arranged and the or- This time when he was well Kanisers are still looking round ahead in the opening round, for more ilent. So make this a nasly cut was opened above | "MUST" at the Pollee Ground,"
2000 hrs. his left eye and the referee was
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
Here is a position from actual play, in which White mined a brilliant forced win. How?
London Espress Burtidu
Hockey players in the Army 'A' skle, short of match practice due to Д tem- porary halt' in the Civilian lengue programme Itching for a game.
are
To keep için happy Li David Green, 1/Dreen Glowärds, hao put out a challenge to thé Kow- foon Cricket Club and mo has been arranged et King's Park on Bunday with the bully-eff at 1000 hrs.
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The selected team le Lt. Davis, RA. Sgt malth, ICE, Lt Green, Lt Booth, RADC, Li Waits, 1/NTI, A Philips, 1/RTH, Sgt Robson, HEME, Capt Jones. But Helckcm, 1/EXIT Regi, La Williams, BASC, and/LA Whitworth, R. Se
A fust clam display of hockey is assured and fane should not anies this game."
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